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6-Methoxy-1-tetralone was transformed in six steps into an indan derivative related to the sesquiterpenes mutisianthol and jungianol. Key steps involve a thallium(III)-promoted ring-contraction (to assemble the indan unit) and a Wittig olefination (to attach the side chain).
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